TENs Therapy for Treating Back Pain
TENs therapy is a great option for treating back pain. TENs
therapy stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
and involves the use of small electrodes placed on the skin
where back pain is experienced. Then, the TENs therapy uses
small electrical pulses to deliver stimulation to the painful
area or else along the nerve pathways. If you experience
back pain and no other treatments have worked for you then
you should talk to your doctor about TENs therapy.
 How Does TENs Therapy Work?
Basically, there is a debate of how
TENs therapy actually works although it is proven to
reduce back pain. One theory is that TENs therapy sends
small electrical pulses to areas along the nerve pathway
and these pulses work to override or short out the body’s
pain signals. The other suggestion is that the stimulation
provided by TENs therapy stimulates the body to create
a morphine-like substance that simply subdues the feeling
of pain. Regardless of how TENs therapy works it simply
does and is a great option for lower back pain.
TENs therapy has worked for many types of pain over the
past 20 years, however the therapy is most popular for its
results for lower back pain sufferers.
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